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Little Sense |
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July 30, 2012 04:46:59pm |
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Re: Seven Years in the Hole for What? |
The punk gestalt...Isn't that gestalt in reality - destroy everything - especially themselves? Not the Green Day cuddle punk gestalt, but the real thing. Rotten Johnny.
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micah6vs8 |
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July 30, 2012 05:56:04pm |
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I guess you can choose to destroy whatever your aiming at. God knows how many creative people regardless of time have chosen to destroy themselves. It is a long list for late 20th century 'Western' musicians. The icon here at a GD site being one.
What I got from reading a bunch of media today and when they were arrested was that they were protesting the lack of free speech and suffrage, i.e. their vote don't mean jack b/c of titanic corruption. Instead of picking up a gun they went and did a silly dance and shouted slogans in a place they would be sure to get attention: really tame stuff by our debauched standards.
So the folks that rule Russia now: the mafia, intelligence services and now the Orthodox* church all see a plump, easy bite to show that there will no toleration against the state. Jeez, what can you do in that situation without killing people? Pick up a guitar and be heard as much as you can. Seems like a better choice to me.
I would have to beg to differ on Johnny Rotton. Let's go w/ Joe Strummer. And we Americans 'invented' punk music more then a decade before '76. Mix Dick Dale, the Sonics, the Stooges and most importantly the Velvet Underground together and you are on your way!
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Psy-Fi |
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July 31, 2012 02:42:01pm |
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Re: Seven Years in the Hole for What? |
You forgot the late, great, Link Wray!
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snow_and_rain |
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July 31, 2012 06:25:05am |
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This isn't about the Church or even punk music. It's all about Putin and his hold on power. He knows exactly what he's doing. Every time he's put in a sticky situation he chooses that hard line, and it works every time.
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user unknown |
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July 30, 2012 07:35:27pm |
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Re: Seven Years in the Hole for What? |
There are those who consider MC5 to be the first American "punk" band. Their influence is definitely present in a lot of those bands "officially" labeled as "Punk". Although they do pre-date "Punk Rock" by a decade.
And maybe The Seeds, although they were about a decade early as well.
This post was modified by user unknown on 2012-07-31 02:35:27
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robthewordsmith |
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July 31, 2012 06:33:45am |
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Re: Ferret in the Bathtub |
What do you do for recreation?
Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.
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SomeDarkHollow |
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July 31, 2012 06:38:20am |
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Speaking of acid flashbacks, just finished "Angelmaker" by Nick Harkaway. I think Nick may have been experiencing such an event while writing it. Great stuff.
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robthewordsmith |
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July 31, 2012 06:46:01am |
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Re: Ferret in the Bathtub |
That book picked up some pretty solid reviews as I recall. It's probably about time I got myself a copy - doomsday fantasy gangster noir sounds like my kind of thing.
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SomeDarkHollow |
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July 31, 2012 06:50:58am |
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Re: Ferret in the Bathtub |
The Gone Away World is the best of his works. A little Monty Python, a touch of Nick Adams with a splash of Frank Herbert. IMHO anyway.
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bluedevil |
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July 31, 2012 09:39:31am |
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Mink DeVille was punk. If Hank Williams ain't punk, I don't know what is...
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